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Originally Posted by waterloowarrior
The idea of having at-large councillors function as committee chairs is an interesting one. It could bring some more perceived legitimacy/authority to their position and have them as a contact point for certain city-wide issues like planning or transportation.
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I wonder if term limits would be more acceptable if the ward councillors and at-large councillors were considered to be different. You would have a constant stream of term-limited ward councillors looking to fill at-large seats. That would tend to encourage them to focus on city-wide issues even while they're ward councillors.
It would also allow the city to gain benefit from the best councillors for 16 years instead of 8, and would increase the likelihood that at-large councillors can hit the ground running instead of being council newbies.